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re·cov·er AHD[rĭ-kŭvʹər] D.J.[rɪˈkʌvə]K.K.[rɪˈkʌvɚ]v.（动词）re.cov.ered, re.cov.er.ing, re.cov.ers v.tr.（及物动词）- To get back; regain.重获：收复；重新得到
- To restore (oneself) to a normal state:恢复，复原：使自己恢复到正常的状态：He recovered himself after a slip on the ice.在冰上滑了一下后他马上又站稳了
- To compensate for:补偿：弥补；补偿：She recovered her losses.她挽回了她的损失
- To procure (usable substances, such as metal) from unusable substances, such as ore or waste.使重新有用：从诸如矿床或废料垃圾这样没有用的东西中获取（有用的物质，如金属）
- To bring under observation again:再次发现：再一次观察到："watching the comet since it was first recovered—first spotted since its 1910 visit"(Christian Science Monitor)“自从这颗彗星于1910年被首次发现后，这是我们第一次能在观察到它的踪迹”(基督教科学箴言报)
v.intr.（不及物动词）- To regain a normal or usual condition, as of health.恢复：再次回到正常或平时的状况，如健康的恢复
- To receive a favorable judgment in a lawsuit.胜诉：在某个法律诉讼中获得有利的判决
- Middle English recoveren 中古英语 recoveren
- from Old French recoverer 源自 古法语 recoverer
- from Latin recuperāre * see recuperate 源自 拉丁语 recuperāre * 参见 recuperate
recovʹerable adj.（形容词）recovʹerer n.（名词）recover, regain, recoup, retrieve- These verbs are compared as they mean to get back something lost or taken away.比较这些动词，是因为它们都有“收回失去的或被夺走的事物”之意。
- Recover is the least specific: Recover 是最不具体的： The police recovered the stolen car.警察找到了被盗的车。"In a few days Mr. Barnstaple had recovered strength of body and mind" (H.G. Wells). “几天之后，巴斯得波先生身体和思维的力量就已恢复了” (H.G.威尔斯）。 "He . . . stood in the porch a minute to recover his composure" (John Galsworthy). “他…在走廊上站了一会儿，以恢复他的镇定” （约翰·高尔斯华绥）。
- Regain suggests success in recovering something that has been taken from one: Regain 指的是成功地将被夺走的事物收回： "hopeful to regain/Thy Love" (John Milton); “满怀希望地去重获/你的爱” （约翰·弥尔顿）； "regain'd my freedom with a sigh" (Byron).Torecoup is to get back the equivalent of something lost: “在一声叹息中重获我的自由” （拜伦）。Recoup 是指收回新损失的事物的等价物： The teacher, who had bought the book for the school library, felt entitled to recoup her expenses.那位给学校图书馆购买了书的老师感到自己有权利报销她的花费。
- Retrieve pertains to the effortful recovery of something ( Retrieve 指努力地恢复某事物（ retrieved the ball from the end zone) or to the rectification of unfavorable consequences or the making good of something gone amiss or awry: 努力地从端线处救那个球） 或对不利之后果的补救，或对出错误或偏离的事物的纠正： "a false step that he was never able to retrieve" (John Morley). “他再也不能挽回的错误的一步” （约翰·莫利）。 "By a brilliant coup he has retrieved . . . a rather serious loss" (Samuel Butler).“通过精心的策划，他已经挽回了…… 一个十分严重的损失” （塞缪尔·巴特勒）
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